Object Evaluation Accounting for Motion-Related Dynamic Forces

A system comprising:

• at least one pair of sensing elements located adjacent to each other, each sensing element including:
• a rectangular load plate;
• a plurality of vertical force sensing devices, wherein a vertical force sensing device is located below the rectangular load plate adjacent to each of four corners of the rectangular load plate;
• and
• a set of horizontal force sensing devices located below the rectangular load plate;
• and
• a computer system configured to perform a method of weighing a vehicle traveling over the at least one pair of sensing elements, wherein all wheels on an axle of the vehicle concurrently travel over the rectangular load plates of the at least one pair of sensing elements, the method including:
• obtaining load measurement data from the plurality of vertical force sensing devices and the set of horizontal sensing devices for each axle of the vehicle while the vehicle travels over the at least one pair of sensing elements;
• processing the load measurement data to identify a horizontal component of a load resulting from the passage of each wheel of the vehicle and a vertical component of the load;
• and
• calculating a set of static weights corresponding to the vehicle based on the horizontal and vertical components of the load.

A method of weighing a vehicle in motion, the method comprising:

• obtaining load measurement data from a plurality of vertical force sensing devices and a set of horizontal sensing devices for each axle of the vehicle while the vehicle travels over a set of load plates physically connected to the plurality of vertical force sensing devices and the set of horizontal sensing devices;
• processing the load measurement data to identify a horizontal component of a load resulting from the passage of each wheel of the vehicle and a vertical component of the load;
• and
• calculating a set of static weights corresponding to the vehicle based on the horizontal and vertical components of the load.